'V n against n' - Construction 1

Name: the balance one thing against another construction
Description: A person considers one thing in relation to another.
Verbs: balance, cross-check, set, weigh, trade off
Example: ...the concerns that have been raised about balancing privacy rights against security needs. (enTenTen20)
Membership: figurative 'against'; relational
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon; NP3: Phenomenon
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